"us that ""The brigand of Berlioz’s time is the avenger of social injustice, the rebel against the City, who resorts to nature for healing the wounds of social man."" Throughout the symphony, the viola represents Harold's character. The manner in which the viola theme hesitantly repeats its opening phrase—gaining confidence, like an idea forming, before the long melody spills out in its entirety—was satirized in a musical paper after the premiere. It began ""Ha! ha! ha! – haro! haro! Harold!""—a cheeky touch that Berlioz recalled years later in his ""Memoirs."" ""Harold in Italy"" was premiered on 23 November 1834 with"
"he could not write a brilliantly virtuoso work, and began composing what he called a symphony with viola obbligato, ""Harold in Italy"". As he foresaw, Paganini found the solo part too reticent – ""There's not enough for me to do here; I should be playing all the time"" – and the violist at the premiere in November 1834 was Chrétien Urhan. Until the end of 1835 Berlioz had a modest stipend as a laureate of the Prix de Rome. His earnings from composing were neither substantial nor regular, and he supplemented them by writing music criticism for the Parisian press."
"enclosing a bank draft for 20,000 francs. Franz Liszt prepared a piano transcription (with viola accompaniment) of the work in 1836 (S.472). The first studio recording was made by RCA in 1944 with William Primrose and the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Serge Koussevitzky. The piece was used in Terrence Malick's 2013 film ""To The Wonder,"" starring Ben Affleck and Olga Kurylenko. The film has several visual references to the composition's content and history. Harold en Italie Harold en Italie, Symphonie en quatre parties avec un alto principal (English: Harold in Italy, Symphony in Four Parts with Viola Obbligato), Op."
"new symphony ""Harold en Italie"", and the audience included the Duc d'Orléans, Chopin, Liszt, and Victor Hugo. With the new symphony and Falcon as the star singer, the receipts were more than double those of the first concert on 9 November, which had featured the ""Symphonie fantastique"" and the overture ""Le Roi Lear"". However, ""La captive"", and not ""Harold"", was the hit of the show, with the ""Gazette Musicale"" (7 December 1834) calling it ""a masterpiece of melodic skill and orchestration."" Falcon also appeared the following year in a concert on 22 November 1835 which was organized jointly by Girard"
"technical difficulty"", and that the singers were not especially co-operative. A weak libretto and unsatisfactory staging exacerbated the poor reception. The opera had only four complete performances, three in September 1838 and one in January 1839. Berlioz said that the failure of the piece meant that the doors of the Opéra were closed to him for the rest of his career – which they were, except for a commission to arrange a Weber score in 1841. Shortly after the failure of the opera, Berlioz had a great success as composer-conductor of a concert at which ""Harold in Italy"" was given"
"finally pardons Asteria, Andronico, and Bajazet. The opera concludes with a love duet between Tamerlano and Irene, and the chorus sings of love's ability to save light from the dark. The German-born Handel, after spending some of his early career composing operas and other pieces in Italy, settled in London, where in 1711 he had brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera ""Rinaldo"". A tremendous success, ""Rinaldo"" created a craze in London for Italian opera seria, a form focused overwhelmingly on solo arias for the star virtuoso singers. In 1719, Handel was appointed music director of an"
"when the god Mars appears on a cloud and announces Rome's salvation. Metalla leads in her repentant husband, who extends apologies to all for his behaviour and announces his retirement to a small estate where he will live quietly with his wife. Claudio and Celia will now marry. All rejoice in the fortunate outcome of events. The German-born Handel, after spending some of his early career composing operas and other pieces in Italy, settled in London, where in 1711 he had brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera ""Rinaldo"". A tremendous success, ""Rinaldo"" created a craze in"
"Giove in Argo Giove in Argo (""Jupiter in Argos"", HWV A14) is an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel. It is one of Handel's three pasticcio works made up of music and arias from his previous operas. The libretto was written by Antonio Maria Lucchini. The opera was first performed at the King's Theatre, Haymarket, London, on 1 May 1739. The libretto by the Venetian poet Lucchini had been written for a setting by Antonio Lotti in Dresden in 1717. Handel might have heard Lotti's opera on his visit to Dresden in 1719, where the famous Senesino sang the part"
"and Cleofide to live together undisturbed and requests Poro's hand in friendship. All celebrate the fortunate outcome of events. The German-born Handel, after spending some of his early career composing operas and other pieces in Italy, settled in London, where in 1711 he had brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera ""Rinaldo"". A tremendous success, ""Rinaldo"" created a craze in London for Italian opera seria, a form focused overwhelmingly on solo arias for the star virtuoso singers. In 1719, Handel was appointed music director of an organisation called the Royal Academy of Music (unconnected with the present"
"had brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera ""Rinaldo"". A tremendous success, ""Rinaldo"" created a craze in London for Italian opera seria, a form focused overwhelmingly on solo arias for the star virtuoso singers. In 1719, Handel was appointed music director of an organisation called the Royal Academy of Music (unconnected with the present day London conservatoire), a company under royal charter to produce Italian operas in London. Handel was not only to compose operas for the company but hire the star singers, supervise the orchestra and musicians, and adapt operas from Italy for London performance. Handel"
"in London, where in 1711 he had introduced Italian opera for the first time with his opera ""Rinaldo"". A tremendous success, ""Rinaldo"" created a craze in London for Italian opera seria, a form focused overwhelmingly on solo arias for the star virtuoso singers. In 1719, Handel was appointed music director of an organisation called the Royal Academy of Music (unconnected with the present-day London conservatoire), a company under royal charter to produce Italian operas in London. Handel was not only to compose operas for the company but hire the star singers, supervise the orchestra and musicians, and adapt operas from"
"of his early career composing operas and other pieces in Italy, settled in London, where in 1711 he had brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera ""Rinaldo"". A tremendous success, ""Rinaldo"" created a craze in London for Italian opera seria, a form focused overwhelmingly on solo arias for the star virtuoso singers. ""Rinaldo"", a ""magic"" opera featuring enchantments, sorceresses and scenic ingenuity, was followed by ""Il Pastor Fido"", a shorter and simpler opera, which was not a success with London audiences at its first performances. The substantial revision of 1734, with the famed castrato Carestini, was much"
"""Harold en Italie"" at the Moscow Conservatory under the composer's baton. In 1874, lung disease forced him to stop working. He was succeeded at Moscow Conservatory by Jan Hřímalý. He died on the way to a spa in Meran, in near Bolzano, and is interred in the Vyšehrad cemetery. His son Váša Laub (1857–1911) was also a violinist and composer. Ferdinand Laub Ferdinand Laub (January 19, 1832March 17, 1875) was a Czech violinist and composer. Laub was born in Prague from a German Bohemian family which had assimilated into the ethnic Czech community. His father Erasmus (1794–1865) arranged for Ferdinand's"
"together to praise the virtuous deeds of wise men that are going to be celebrated in the ensuing opera. The German-born Handel, after spending some of his early career composing operas and other pieces in Italy, settled in London, where in 1711 he had brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera ""Rinaldo"". A tremendous success, ""Rinaldo"" created a craze in London for Italian opera seria, a form focused overwhelmingly on solo arias for the star virtuoso singers. Handel had composed numerous Italian operas for London, with varying degrees of success; some were enormously popular. At the end"
"30 October 1849 Girard conducted Mozart's ""Requiem"" as part of the funeral service for Frédéric Chopin. From 18 October 1848 to 17 January 1860 Girard was the conductor of the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, leading them in over 100 concerts. Girard conducted the first performance of ""Harold en Italie"" by Hector Berlioz at the Salle du Conservatoire on 23 November 1834, with Chrétien Urhan (viola). Girard was a professor of violin at the Paris Conservatoire where his pupils included Jules Danbé, Charles Lamoureux and Édouard Colonne. His compositions included an overture ""Antigone"", and short stage works ""Les deux voleurs"""
"career. He notably created the role of Captain Dick Warrington in the world premiere of Victor Herbert's operetta ""Naughty Marietta"" in November 1910. As an opera singer, Harrold specialized in the lyric tenor repertoire of the Italian and French languages. In 1911–1912 he performed with Hammerstein's opera house in London. From 1912–1922 he was one of the leading opera tenors in Chicago; performing with a variety of companies in that city. He spent the last 6 years of his opera career performing at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City; giving his last opera performance there in 1924. He continued"
"gratitude for saving her life, Idalberto will be King of Italy. Lotario and Adelaide will marry and rule Germany. They celebrate their love for one another (Duet: ""Sì, bel sembiante""). The German-born Handel, after spending some of his early career composing operas and other pieces in Italy, settled in London, where in 1711 he had brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera ""Rinaldo"". A tremendous success, ""Rinaldo"" created a craze in London for Italian opera seria, a form focused overwhelmingly on solo arias for the star virtuoso singers. In 1719, Handel was appointed music director of an"
"first time he had made an opera in this way using entirely his own music. He assembled a collection of his arias from the previous years, ranging from ""Agrippina"" of 1709 to ""Sosarme"" of 1732, binding the pre-existent music seamlessly together with the newly-written recitatives to create a new musical drama. The opera is in Italian, although it was written and performed in England. The lead role was written for the castrato Giovanni Carestini. It is now performed by either a countertenor or soprano. The opera was first performed at Covent Garden Theatre on 18 December 1734. A notice in"
"to kill him instead. She is supported in this by Filotete. Combat ensues; the King is killed. Human sacrifice will now be ended, brother and sister, husband and wife can be re-united. Oreste expresses his joy (Aria:"" In mille dolci modi""). A suite of dances follows, then a concluding chorus as all celebrate the fortunate outcome of events. The German-born Handel, after spending some of his early career composing operas and other pieces in Italy, settled in London, where in 1711 he had brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera ""Rinaldo"". A tremendous success, ""Rinaldo"" created a"
"look at, Teodata, and presents her to him. So both pairs of lovers will marry, Ugone will go to Britain to take up his position as governor, and Flavio remain faithful to his wife. The German-born Handel, after spending some of his early career composing operas and other pieces in Italy, settled in London, where in 1711 he had brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera ""Rinaldo"". A tremendous success, ""Rinaldo"" created a craze in London for Italian opera seria, a form focused overwhelmingly on solo arias for the star virtuoso singers. In 1719, Handel was appointed"
"in 2004 and issued under the Naxos label in 2005. Notes Sources Rinaldo (opera) Rinaldo (HWV 7) is an opera by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1711, and was the first Italian language opera written specifically for the London stage. The libretto was prepared by Giacomo Rossi from a scenario provided by Aaron Hill, and the work was first performed at the Queen's Theatre in London's Haymarket on 24 February 1711. The story of love, war and redemption, set at the time of the First Crusade, is loosely based on Torquato Tasso's epic poem ""Gerusalemme liberata"" (""Jerusalem Delivered""), and its"
"first time with his opera ""Rinaldo"". A tremendous success, ""Rinaldo"" created a craze in London for Italian opera seria, a form focused overwhelmingly on solo arias for the star virtuoso singers. In 1719, Handel was appointed music director of an organisation called the Royal Academy of Music (unconnected with the present day London conservatoire), a company under royal charter to produce Italian operas in London. Handel was not only to compose operas for the company but hire the star singers, supervise the orchestra and musicians, and adapt operas from Italy for London performance. Handel had composed numerous Italian operas for"
"(1855), and Rossini's ""Otello"" (1855). Eugenio Cavallini Eugenio Cavallini (16 June 1806 — 11 April 1881) was an Italian conductor, composer, violinist, and violist. In 1833 he became first violinist of the orchestra at La Scala, a post he held through 1855. He also served as a conductor at La Scala, notably leading the world premieres of Gaetano Donizetti's ""Lucrezia Borgia"" (1833), Donizetti's ""Gemma di Vergy"" (1834), Donizetti's ""Maria Stuarda"" (1835), Saverio Mercadante's ""Il giuramento"" (1837), Mercadante's ""Il bravo"" (1839), Giuseppe Verdi's ""Oberto"" (1839), Verdi's ""Un giorno di regno"" (1840), Donizetti's ""Maria Padilla"" (1841), Verdi's ""Nabucco"" (1842), Verdi's ""I Lombardi"
"Italy in different cities and theaters, and also in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Canada, Portugal, France, Germany and Ireland. In 1958 he appeared in an Italian film, ""Carosello di Canzoni"". Though he was a favorite in Rome where he sang for many years at the Opera and Caracalla, he sang at the famous La Scala only in 1966, as Pinkerton and Turiddu. Though his repertory was basically that of a spinto tenor and he was always asked to repeat his well-known roles in ""Tosca"", ""La fanciulla del West"" or ""Cavalleria rusticana"", he also obtained acclaim in ""Nabucco"", ""Macbeth"", ""Fedora"", ""Andrea Chénier"","
"Giulio Cesare Giulio Cesare in Egitto (; Italian for ""Julius Caesar in Egypt"", HWV 17), commonly known as Giulio Cesare, is a dramma per musica (""opera seria"") in three acts composed for the Royal Academy of Music by George Frideric Handel in 1724. The libretto was written by Nicola Francesco Haym who used an earlier libretto by Giacomo Francesco Bussani, which had been set to music by Antonio Sartorio (1676). The opera was a success at its first performances, was frequently revived by Handel in his subsequent opera seasons and is now one of the most often performed Baroque operas."
"Calisto. Giove in Argo Giove in Argo (""Jupiter in Argos"", HWV A14) is an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel. It is one of Handel's three pasticcio works made up of music and arias from his previous operas. The libretto was written by Antonio Maria Lucchini. The opera was first performed at the King's Theatre, Haymarket, London, on 1 May 1739. The libretto by the Venetian poet Lucchini had been written for a setting by Antonio Lotti in Dresden in 1717. Handel might have heard Lotti's opera on his visit to Dresden in 1719, where the famous Senesino sang the"
"George Frideric Handel produced his English début, ""Rinaldo"", on 24 February 1711 at the theatre, featuring the two leading castrati of the era, Nicolo Grimaldi and Valentino Urbani. This was the first Italian opera composed specifically for the London stage. The work was well received, and Handel was appointed resident composer for the theatre, but losses continued, and Swiney fled abroad to escape his creditors. John James Heidegger took over the management of the theatre and, from 1719, began to extend the stage through arches into the houses to the south of the theatre. A ""Royal Academy of Music"" was"
"Faramondo Faramondo, HWV 39, is an opera in three acts by George Frideric Handel to an Italian libretto adapted from Apostolo Zeno's ""Faramondo"". The story is loosely based upon the legend of Pharamond, a mythological King of the Franks, circa 420 AD, and the early history of France. The opera had its first performance at King's Theatre, London, on 3 January 1738. The German-born Handel, after spending some of his early career composing operas and other pieces in Italy, settled in London, where in 1711 he had brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera ""Rinaldo"". An enormous"
"in 1735 with the words, "" ""One God, One Farinelli."" "" Handel had unsuccessfully attempted to hire Farinelli for his own company during a visit to Venice in 1729, so impressed was he by his brilliant castrato voice. In London Farinelli continued to pull the crowds to the Opera of the Nobility, despite Handel's insertions in his operas of dance interludes by Marie Sallé, the leader of the resident dance troupe at Covent Garden. In early 1735 the first performances of Ariodante took place. The sequel Alcina was completed soon afterwards. At the same time Handel was preparing revised versions"
"sang at Venice, Bologna, and Mantua, creating, among others, the title role in Vivaldi's ""L'incoronazione di Dario"". He joined the ""Accademia Filarmonica"" as a composer of oratorio ""circa"" 1719, and during the 1720s he reached the upper echelons of the Italian singers of the time, singing in works by Leonardo Vinci and Domenico Sarro (for whom he created the role of Araspe in ""Didone abbandonata"") at Naples (1722–24) and by Alessandro Scarlatti (Bologna, 1724). In 1729 he joined Handel in London for two seasons, making his début in ""Lotario"" and creating roles in ""Partenope"" and ""Poro"". In his time in"
"and then again in 1871. After it had come to Naples in 1834, initially at the del Fondo in July and then at the Teatro di San Carlo in November, Milan followed in February 1835 with 12 performances. Then came Rome, Messina, Bologna, Trieste where it was given under the name of ""Il Castello d'Ursino"". Performances continued in Italy throughout the late 1830s and into the 1840s with some significant singers of the time appearing in major rules. These included Caroline Unger and Giuseppina Strepponi. Outside Italy it was premiered in Vienna in March 1836, and also in London, Prague,"
"Athens. The German-born Handel, after spending some of his early career composing operas and other pieces in Italy, settled in London, where in 1711 he had brought Italian opera for the first time with his opera ""Rinaldo"". A tremendous success, ""Rinaldo"" created a craze in London for Italian opera seria, a form focused overwhelmingly on solo arias for the star virtuoso singers. ""Rinaldo"", a ""magic"" opera featuring enchantments, sorceresses and scenic ingenuity, had been followed by ""Il Pastor Fido"", a shorter and simpler opera, which was not a success with London audiences at its first performances. Therefore, Handel returned to"
"Rinaldo (opera) Rinaldo (HWV 7) is an opera by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1711, and was the first Italian language opera written specifically for the London stage. The libretto was prepared by Giacomo Rossi from a scenario provided by Aaron Hill, and the work was first performed at the Queen's Theatre in London's Haymarket on 24 February 1711. The story of love, war and redemption, set at the time of the First Crusade, is loosely based on Torquato Tasso's epic poem ""Gerusalemme liberata"" (""Jerusalem Delivered""), and its staging involved many original and vivid effects. It was a great success"